Eupleres
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Eupleridae |
Subfamily: | Euplerinae |
Genus: | ''Eupleres'' Doyère, 1835 |
Species | |
Eupleres range |
Eupleres is a genus of two species of mongoose-like euplerid mammal native to Madagascar. They are primarily terrestrial and consume mainly invertebrates.
Species
[edit]- Falanouc, Eupleres goudotii - mesic forests of eastern Madagascar
- Eupleres major - xeric areas in northwestern Madagascar[1]
Conservation status
[edit]The IUCN Red List lists E. goudotii as near-threatened,[2] while E. major has not yet been evaluated.
References
[edit]- ^ doi:10.1515/mamm.2010.018
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